Full Name
Mark Messura
Job Title
Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain Marketing
Company
Cotton Incorporated
Speaker Bio

Mark Messura is Senior Vice President of Global Supply Chain Marketing at Cotton Incorporated, where he is responsible for the company’s global marketing and technical training programs with retailers, brands and manufacturers. Mr. Messura is a frequent speaker and advisor to the textile industry on issues related to responsible sourcing, supply chain strategy, fiber economics and sustainability.

Before joining Cotton Incorporated in 1994, he served as Director of Policy and Programs for the North Carolina Rural Economic Development Center and as Associate Director of the North Carolina Board of Science and Technology.

Mr. Messura is also Chairman of the Industry Advisory Board, Textile Apparel, Technology and Management Program in the Wilson College of Textiles at North Carolina State University, where he is also an adjunct associate professor.

He holds a bachelor of arts in economics from the University of Michigan and a master of arts in policy analysis from Duke University.
 

Mark Messura